Adelaide vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adelaide	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2117	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4412	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3276	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	97
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.39M	441K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 35% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1686th and 90th ($2117 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 70th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 1.7 months in Oakland. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 65th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Oakland

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	Adelaide	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1976	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7414	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4859	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.3	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.34	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.9	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.26	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$876	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6919	$18326

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359